Waiting to order BUT....

[smsprague]

I have MobilEye and really like it - lane departure - speed limit warning (I have mine set to 5 miles over) - auto high beams - collision warning - pedestrian warning - cruise cut off when you get to close. All adjustable settings by the end user. Mine was around $1,300 installed. Here's a pic:

 

[NorCalSJ]

Speaking from personal first-hand experience with neck problems (I've had two disks replaced with titanium), I can understand the desire for blind spot detection. But I'm drawing a blank on why adaptive cruise and lane departure warning would be necessary for someone with neck issues.

bonnie, I'm really interested in Blind spot detection. I don't really care about Adaptive cruise and Lane departure warning but other premium vehicles like Mercedes has all three. I figure if Tesla offered the Blind spot detection then the other two would be offered at the same time, if not, I would be happy with just the Blind spot detection.

 

[caddieo]

bonnie, I'm really interested in Blind spot detection. I don't really care about Adaptive cruise and Lane departure warning but other premium vehicles like Mercedes has all three. I figure if Tesla offered the Blind spot detection then the other two would be offered at the same time, if not, I would be happy with just the Blind spot detection.

I've never driven a car with blind spot detection so I do not know what it is like - effectivity, ease of use, etc. However, I seem to be doing all right with the rear view camera. If a car outside the lane markers (right or left) is large enough to be recognizable -it's in your blind spot. I guess the big difference is you have to look and check - it is not going to give you a warning or whatever.

 

[chickensevil]

bonnie, I'm really interested in Blind spot detection. I don't really care about Adaptive cruise and Lane departure warning but other premium vehicles like Mercedes has all three. I figure if Tesla offered the Blind spot detection then the other two would be offered at the same time, if not, I would be happy with just the Blind spot detection.

I would suggest that you could very easily get it installed then by an aftermarket solution that would look like it was actually part of the car. I wouldn't think it would be too expensive. Being in CA there should be plenty of options for choice of shop that are intimately familiar with the Model S.

I wouldn't let that one feature deter you from getting an otherwise completely awesome car.

 

[NorCalSJ]

I'm going down and placing my order today!!! I'm really glad I waited several months for the features I wanted since they can't be retrofitted into the prior cars